Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1887-07-07
KENTUCKY plONFFne
An Incident II the BIKE -, :,
settlers of the Dark ana b.,
Grpund


companions encountered in fla
came to the yery doors of tba;r
and constantly menaced tseir = Wy
Indians lurked singly or in n.,.
seize prisoner or take a ,cai,, II
ever an incautious white sho,,n
the opportunity. Frequent ~
| tand each combat ended, a. MI
the death of one or more of ii,
gagged had habituated the n
danger. 1t was later that ~
the danger Of their wives ana tliil
Late on Sunday afternoon n \
1776, three Young girls yentaraJ
the enclosure Of Boonesboron,
amuse themselves with a canaa
the river that flowed BY tba
ln,ensibly they drifted whb
lazy current, and before thew
aware of their danger were sei,.l
! five warriors. Their Resistance
useless, though they Welded tho MAJ
with desperation. Their came
drawn ashore, and they were m,.
off in rapid retreat toward the Sbsg,
towns in Ohio. Their screams
heard at the fort, and the Gauss
guessed. Two Of the girls were Rs
and Frances, daughters of a
Richard Galloway. the other
Jemima, daughter OF Boone
fathers were absent, but soon retrr,
to hear the evil news and arlapg.
| pursuit. Galloway assembld
mounted party, and was away tbra,
the woods to head off the Indian,
possible. before they might reach !,
cross the Ohio. or before
fatigue of their rapid march .bo
SO overcome the poor girls as 10 sg
their captors to tomahawk Them b
SO disencumber their flight Bo,
started directly ON the trail thrsa-
the thickcts and canebraArs. Hi,
was never To ride if he couH posi-
walk. All his journeys and hn
escapes and pursuits, were On
His little party Numbered eight
the anxiety OF 4 fathers heart I'D
ened its lcader. and found ready
Spouse IN thc breast OF three Ma
men, the lovers OF The girls
Betsy Galloway the oldest oi
girls, marked the trail rs the lnha
hurried them along, by breaking
and bending bushes, and waca dls
ened with the tomahaWk II Size per
ed, tore small bits from her lr,s|
and dropped them to guide the u
suers. When the ground was 4
enough 10 receive an impression, IA
would press u footprint. The lid
was in the best Indian method; 4
Indians marched some yards aal
through the bushes and cane, cl|
pelling their captiyes to do the sanl
When a creek was crossed they Wadtl
in its water t. Il distant point, Wbd|
the march would be resumed By i
the caution and skill Oh their lraaisl
the Indians endeayored to obscure d
trail and perplex the pursuers.
The nightfall of the first day stoppl
the pursuit of Boone before he ID
gone far; but he had fixed the directed
the Indians were taking, and at eadl
dawn was following them. The chs
was continued with all the speed tlI
could be made for thirty miles. Aal
darkness compelled II halt, and II
at crack of day ON Tuesday the n
suit was renewed. Ii was not long
fore a light film of smoke that rose
the distance showed where the lndIs|
were cooking a breakfast Of baHaI
meat, The pursuers cautiously 4
preached, fearing lest the lnds1
might Stay their captives and escaE
Colonel John Floyd, who was one
the party (himself afterward killed 4
Indiano), thus described the attacka'
the rescue, in n letter written The peg
Sunday to the Lieutenant Of FineasiA
Colonel William Preston;
Our study had been how to get Y
prisoners without giving the lndaH
time to murder them after they "
covered us. Four of us hfed and \
rushed on them; by which ihey wa
prevented from carrying az! iiI
away except one SHOTGUN withou "
ammunition. Colonel Boone aad NJ
self had each a pretty fair saot a. "
began to move of. / am well 81
vinced | shot one through the oN
The one he shot dropped ms VI
mine had none. The place
covered with thick cane, and helu7
much elated on recovering the ".
poor little broken-hearted gus
were prevented from making y
further search We sent the inu,-
off almost naked, some without ~
moccasins, and none Of them WIZ
much as knife or tomahaWk' ~
the girls came to themselves sulltE |
ly to speak. they told rs there N
i've Indians, four Shawanese ah9 n
Cherokee; they could speak gooa +.
glish, and said they should 60 Y |,
Shawanese towns. The war-clg' i.
got was like those ! have seen y .t,'
nation, and several words q MI
language, which the girls re'l'1
were known to be Shawanese' IA
This retnrn with the reselltN
WA, one OF great rejoicing 10
tieir satisfaction, the young lover
proved their proves, and uaae
eye Of the greatest Of all WOW.
had shown their skill AMI '5.9
They had fairly won the e'iE
loved. Two weeks later q
summons went throughout ~ s.
settlement, t. attend the lifet f" .
ever >3ipnn.zed on heutaea' r,
samuel Henderson, and Betset
WAY were married III the pfs'sIl,. .-
au approving company tiiil - 81.
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